M&A Deal Summary

Imprimis Technology Acquires Piper Aircraft

On May 1, 2009, Imprimis Technology acquired aerospace company Piper Aircraft from American Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Imprimis Technology’s 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Imprimis Technology’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Imprimis Technology’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-05-01
Target Piper Aircraft
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Imprimis Technology
Sellers(s) American Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Piper Aircraft

Vero Beach, Florida, United States
Piper Aircraft, Inc. a leading manufacturer of piston engine-powered light aircraft for the general aviation and flight training markets,based in Vero Beach,Florida.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Imprimis Technology

United States
Category Company
Sector Technology Hardware
DESCRIPTION

Imprimis Technology Inc.,makes computer disk drives in US.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Aerospace) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

American Capital

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 22.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

American Capital was a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine investment firm. American Capital invested in buyouts, growth capital financings, acquistion financings, and recapitalizations. The Firm looked to finance businesses with at least $4 million in EBITDA and valued between $20 and $500 million. American Capital ws a generalist firm with broad interest in traditional industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and services. American Capital's European investment affiliate is European Capital. European Capital looked to invest $10 to $600 million of equity, mezzanine, and/or senior debt in similar opportunities across Europe. American Capital was formed in 1997 and in January 2017, merged with Ares Capital Management.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 102 of 194
Sector (Aerospace) 3 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 48 of 87
State (Florida) 8 of 12
Country (United States) 100 of 186
Year (2009) 3 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-03-31 Corrpro Companies

Houston, Texas, United States

Corrpro Companies, Inc. is a provider of corrosion control engineering services, systems and equipment to the infrastructure, environmental and energy markets around the world. Corrpro provides cathodic protection systems and engineering services, as well as corrosion protection services relating to coatings, pipeline integrity and reinforced concrete structures.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-07-07 People Media

Dallas, Texas, United States

People Media consists of 27 targeted dating sites, including BlackPeopleMeet.com, BBPeopleMeet.com, LDSPlanet.com, SingleParentMeet.com and SeniorPeopleMeet.com.

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